Civilization and Its Discontents
by Sigmund Freud
2004 · 106 pages
Non-Fiction · Civilization
About this book
Freud's epoch-making insights revolutionized our perception of the self, forming the foundation for psychoanalysis; here he presents his theory of an innate 'death drive' - arguing that civilisation distorts natural aggression to impose a terrible burden of guilt upon us.
ISBN 9780141018997 · ISBN 0141018992